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An overview of general articles about Massage Therapy. For specific massage treatment modalities you may visit our topics about Thai Massage, Japanese Massage, or Tantra Massage, among others.

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Traditional Massage Encyclopedia | Reader’s Guide
Traditional Massage Encyclopedia | Reader’s Guide
We’ve recently published our book Encyclopedia of Traditional Massages. It’s quite a big book and we think it needs some preliminary expla [ ... ]
Mukha Abhyanga | Ayurvedic Facial Massage Therapy
Mukha Abhyanga | Ayurvedic Facial Massage Therapy
Mukha Abhyanga is an Ayurvedic Massage modality that uses medicinal herbal oils, butters, and creams to treat the facial area. In the West, this type [ ... ]
Traditional Nepalese Mustard Oil Massage
Traditional Nepalese Mustard Oil Massage
In Nepal, traditional oil care for postpartum mothers and their babies is an important practice. For newborns it’s very common to give a full-body m [ ... ]
World Massages | Traditional Massage History and Development
World Massages | Traditional Massage History and Development
In this post, we briefly discuss the traditional massage history, development and characteristics of various important geographical regions around the [ ... ]
Dagdagay | Filipino Foot Massage
Dagdagay | Filipino Foot Massage
Dagdagay is the traditional Filipino Foot Massage (part of Hilot massage and bodywork), which is characterized by the use of two bamboo sticks (or rat [ ... ]
Vishesh Massage | Vigorous Abhyanga Oil Massage
Vishesh Massage | Vigorous Abhyanga Oil Massage
An Ayurvedic Vishesh Massage is similar to an Ayurvedic Abhyanga Oil Massage, but then applied more vigorously, more stimulating and energizing, perfo [ ... ]
Burmese Massage | Traditional Myanmar Massage
Burmese Massage | Traditional Myanmar Massage
Traditional Burmese Massage (or Myanmar Massage) is a clothed therapeutic massage for health, and borrows heavily from Thai, Tibetan, Indian, and Chin [ ... ]
Jade Rolling | Chinese Facial Massage
Jade Rolling | Chinese Facial Massage
It’s believed that facial massagers made of Jade have a long history of use in China. If that’s really true still needs to be seen, but fact is th [ ... ]
Calabash Massage | African Traditional Treatment
Calabash Massage | African Traditional Treatment
An African Calabash Massage is a full body deep tissue massage given with Calabashes, of which the size and shape of the type of Calabash used depends [ ... ]
Mongolian Koyashai Massage™
Mongolian Koyashai Massage™
Mongolian Koyashai Massage™ is a treatment modality that focuses on two areas of the body: the feet and the upper face and eyes. The word Koyas [ ... ]